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Defenseman•#70PPI 83Sam Malinski is a 28-year-old defenseman for the Colorado Avalanche. Born in Lakeville, USA.
On the blue line this season, Sam has recorded 0 goals and 6 assists for 6 points across 14 games. He averages 0.43 points per game on 17:18 of ice time.
2026-27 · Regular season
2026-27 projection
Projected September 28, 2026 — 80% range on points. All 2026-27 player projections
80% range: 14–39 pts
2026-27 · Regular season
Full statistical breakdown for the 2026-27 regular season.
League percentile
Vs. all NHL skaters, 10+ games played. 99 = best, 1 = lowest.
2026-27 pace
Where Sam's current rate finishes the 2026-27 season.
End of season forecast, current pace
68
games remaining
Goals
0
Current: 0
Assists
35
Current: 6
Points
35
Current: 6
Limited offensive production projected. Expected range of 20-50 points based on current usage patterns.
0.0%
Art Ross
Most Points
0.0%
Rocket
Most Goals
0.0%
Playmaker
Most Assists
Projections based on current pace extrapolated to the full season with variance modeling.
5v5
What happened while Sam was on the ice at 5v5, and who he was sent out against. 2026-27.
5v5 only (situationCode 1551), unblocked attempts, shift-chart attribution. 14 games, 327 unblocked attempts on the ice.
Quality of competition
57.4 vs 57.3 lg
42th percentile
Quality of teammates
63.3 vs 56.8 lg
72th percentile
Deployment
neutral
by competition faced
Competition and teammate quality are the average on-ice strength of the players he shared the ice with at 5v5, on the same 0–100 scale as the league averages beside them.
Shot Selection
Where Sam takes his shots, and how each zone converts.
Unblocked attempts
30
Goals vs expected
0 vs 0.9 xG
5v5 scoring-chance share
7%
With-or-without-you
Who Sam plays with at 5v5, and how the shot-quality share moves when they are apart — a with-or-without-you read.
| Teammate | Together | xGF% with | xGF% apart | Swing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brett KulakD | 109 min | 49.7 | 54.9 | -5.2 |
5v5, real shift-overlap TOI; Corsi incl blocked, xG unblocked. “Apart” is that teammate’s share in the minutes he played without Sam, so the swing is a comparison of the same player in two situations rather than against the league. Pairs need 100 minutes together to appear at all, and a swing still carries whoever else was on the ice — it is a strong hint, not an isolated effect.
2026-27
PuckCast Player Intelligence, and the skill radar and on-ice impact behind it.
Skill radar & on-ice impact vs. NHL defensemen
40
Offense
76
Defense
Percentile ranks across 6 skill dimensions. Larger shape = more complete player.
Scouting Take
Displays strong offensive ability, strong defensive results per minute, exceptional playmaking.
On-ice impact mirrored side by side. Equal bars = balanced. Asymmetry = one-dimensional.
The Gap
36-pt spreadThe 36-point spread between offensive (40th) and defensive (76th) percentiles is significant for a defenseman. Defensive anchor but limited offensive upside.
Percentile ranks across 6 skill dimensions.
Scouting Take
Displays strong offensive ability, strong defensive results per minute, exceptional playmaking.
On-ice impact mirrored side by side.
The Gap
36-pt spreadThe 36-point spread between offensive (40th) and defensive (76th) percentiles is significant for a defenseman. Defensive anchor but limited offensive upside.
Career
Season-by-season NHL regular season statistics throughout Sam Malinski's career.
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | S | S% | PIM | PPG | TOI/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26-272026-27 | COL | 14 | 0 | 6 | 6 | +9 | 19 | — | |||
| 25-262025-26 | COL | 82 | 8 | 32 | 40 | +43 | 164 | 4.9% | |||
| 24-252024-25 | COL | 76 | 5 | 10 | 15 | +8 | 115 | 4.3% |
Form
Sam's last five games played — playoff games included if his team advanced, since the NHL does not separate them here.
| Date | Opp | G | A | P | +/- | S | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 2 | @ CHI | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 2 | 15:46 |
| Oct 31 | vs CGY | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 | 18:40 |
| Oct 28 | vs NJD | 0 | 2 | 2 | +3 | 3 | 21:11 |
| Oct 25 | @ NSH | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19:44 |
| Oct 23 | vs TBL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19:05 |
Similar defensemans
Same position, comparable 2026-27 projected rate and 2026-27 shot/power-play rate. Compare Sam to another player
Roster
Top teammates by points on the Colorado Avalanche this season.
Bars are share of unblocked attempts, where he chooses to shoot, over a full season, which is the stable part. xG/100 compares his shot quality from a zone against the league rate for a defenceman. GAx is goals above expected there, a single season and noisy, zones marked * are flagged small-sample by the generator and are shown muted rather than hidden.
| 23-242023-24 | COL | 23 | 3 | 7 | 10 | +3 | 31 | 9.7% |
| Career | — | 195 | 16 | 55 | 71 | +63 | 329 | 4.9% |
Gabriel Landeskog
LW · 10 pts
